Mr. David Amess MP,
Member for Southend West,
House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA

Dear Mr. Amess,

We refer to your letter the 18th April and to our extended meeting of the previous day at Iveagh Hall involving the Southend Airport expansion..

Please accept our thanks for mediating in a possible meeting with the airport operators and we hope to meet with Andrew Tinkler locally before long.

Our recollection from that meeting is that it you wished to avoid lending your public support to the debate before the consultation had run its course since your influence might perhaps be prejudicial to a fair outcome.

We now note your speech to the Commons prior to the Whitsun recess expressing your concerns over the expansion which is a reflection of the overwhelming opposition evident from the second consultation phase of the Joint Area Action Plan.

There are also local media reports that both Councils are re-considering support for the project in view of the political implications for a Conservative administration so closely identified with it.

Were the extension plans to be halted then the SAEN campaign would need to focus on any means possible to constrain the activities of the current ownership.

You may now feel that there is merit in another and early meeting at the same venue to discuss the way forward and await your kind advices.

Yours sincerely,

Kiti Theobald (Chairman)

Tags: David Amess MP, SAEN

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